NEW DELHI – Virat Kohli has made historic record by becoming the Indiancaptain with most centuries. The captain of the Indian cricket team scoredhis 34th ODI century in the third ODI against South Africa in Cape Town onTuesday.
In masterful innings, Kohli decided to play all along the ground and hitonly seven fours in the innings. There were no sixes in his hundred butsome quick running between the wickets. He completed his century off 119balls with a couple down the fine-leg.
But it was not all so easy when he began his innings. Batting on nothing,Kohli survived an LBW appeal on a review. The on-field umpire gave him outbut Kohli reviewed it immediately and the replays should that he had got aninside edge. That was the only scare in his innings.
In his second ODI century of the ODI series (Kohli scored one in the firstODI), the right-hander played shots all around the ground. After a strongstand with Shikar Dhawan, Kohli had to rebuild the innings as wickets fellregularly at the other end. India were four down when Kohli reached hiscentury.
This is his second century in South Africa and third in four innings. He isnow past Sourav Ganguly as the Indian captain with most ODI century. He nowhas 12 centuries while Ganguly has only 11.